The Mind
"The wine's forbidden," say these honest folk
Translated by Ameen Rihani (1918) · From The Luzumiyat of Abu'l-Ala (1918)
The Mind
"The wine's forbidden," say these honest folk,
But for themselves the law they will revoke;
The snivelling sheikh says he's without a garb,
When in the tap-house he had pawned his cloak.
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MLA
al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “"The wine's forbidden," say these honest folk.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/64/.
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al-Ma'arri, Abu al-Ala. “"The wine's forbidden," say these honest folk.” Translated by Ameen Rihani. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/al-maarri/64/.
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